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diff --git a/media-fonts/sil-arabicfonts/metadata.xml b/media-fonts/sil-arabicfonts/metadata.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..a2a8c2d020d3 --- /dev/null +++ b/media-fonts/sil-arabicfonts/metadata.xml @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE pkgmetadata SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/metadata.dtd"> +<pkgmetadata> + <herd>fonts</herd> + <longdescription lang="en"> + Scheherazade and Lateef are extended Arabic script fonts designed + by SIL International for modern Unicode-based systems using either + OpenType or AAT (Apple Advanced Typography) for complex-script + rendering. They support virtually all of the Unicode 4.1 Arabic + character repertoire (excluding the Arabic Presentation Forms + blocks, which are not recommended for normal use). Each typeface + is currently available in Regular weight only. + + Scheherazade, named after the heroine of the classic Arabian + Nights tale, is designed in a similar style to traditional + typefaces such as Monotype Naskh, extended to cover the full + Unicode Arabic repertoire. + + Lateef is named after Shah Abdul Lateef Bhitai, the famous Sindhi + mystic and poet. It is intended to be an appropriate style for use + in Sindhi and other languages of the South Asian region. + </longdescription> +</pkgmetadata> |